Pocket is probably the best “read later” app out there. It’s also the most used app on my phone. It was formerly known as Read It Later, and was a close second to Instapaper, but the developers have really improved the experience a lot in the last few months and raised additional funding too – $5 million. All apps are free, and they plan to monetize the service by somehow tying up with content providers.

Anyway, they launched a native app for the Mac today, and I’ve been checking it out. It’s really impressive, and much better than the web interface which was pretty good too. The biggest improvement with the native app is offline access for articles, videos and all types of content.

It offers a minimal, clean interface which minimizes distractions so you can easily consume your saved content. I use it mostly to catch up on my reading, and though I would still prefer the smartphone app, the Mac app does improve the desktop experience. Pocket might also launch a Windows 8 version soon.